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2018’s Best Books About Bodies

Our relationships to our bodies are arguably the deepest and most stirring we have.

BitchTapes: Christmas Is Here

Saying “happy holidays” does not contribute to a fictitious and ridiculous “war on Christmas.”

Douchebag Decree: The War on Christmas

Apparently the War on Christmas is still being fought—primarily on the airwaves of Fox News.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Jordan Peele’s “Us” Already Has Us Screaming

Jordan Peele has kept details about his upcoming film tightly under wraps.

Bitch In A Box: Hostile Gifts 2018

The stakes are too high to simply talk about Dreamsicles.

Born to Protest: Legal Trailblazer Pauli Murray Takes Her Rightful Place in History

Pauli Murray’s refusal to conform helps explain why this influential legal thinker and activist trailblazer is so little known.

Popaganda: Watching What You Eat

What does it take to get “well”? When we think about wellness, especially right now, we tend to think of it as everything we do to make our lives and bodies healthy. Rather than defining health through the negation of sickness, wellness advocates press that being “well” is an ongoing process of maintenance and care. But so much of what we think about wellness is so wrapped up in watching and...

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Dear Disney, Drop the “Hakuna Matata” Trademark

This is textbook cultural appropriation.

When It Comes to Reproductive Rights, We Need More Than Science on Our Side

People who don’t support reproductive freedom invoke science too.

Small Revolutions: “Dumplin’” Shows the Value in Empowering Fat Children

Willowdean’s ability to not only cope with but actively challenge systems that discriminate against fat girls is not coincidental.

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